Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Last Day for February Giveaway

Ok ladies and gents! Today is the last day to submit a pictures or your scrap space, whether a kitchen table or a full blown decked out Paradise!!!

At 8am... ish... keep the ish there and you might get lucky depending on how long it takes me .....  tomorrow it will all be done! I'll be sharing pictures this coming week of everyones spaces and announcing the WINNERS!

So, remember you must be a public follower! So, I can click on your name and see you there and who you are and leave a comment on the February's giveaway post! It can be found by clicking on the left sidebar giveaway button!

To win the free clip it up and also get entered again for the large lot give away you have to of submitted a link that lead to a post or a public picture of your craft space!! Remember sending friends over and having them reference you also adds additional entries to the large lot giveaway!

Love seeing everyone who has submitted their pictures! But it's not too late if you want to get in on it!

Winner will be announced next week for all of the wonderful goodies!

A year In the Life of an Art Journal Prompt

So, rather than waiting until I get my page/pages done for this prompt I thought I would go ahead and share it so you all have just as much time as I do if you choose to participate. Because sometimes I'm on top of it and I have it done that very night and other times, it's closer to a week or so later.


This prompt has me stoked! Those of you whom know me personally know my childhood was not one I think anyone would wish on anyone, however, I have a spin I plan to put on this page... it's still forming in my head but I'm definitely excited about it. Who doesn't love to get messy with paints and mists! And silhouettes!!!! Ya BUDDY!!! Love them! So if you haven't already head over and check it out!


So here is the prompt: Find the entire post: HERE

The prompt this time around is from Glenda!!

THE PROMPT: Childhood memories
(it can be something from your own childhood or from your kids, a memory, a thought...)

THE STUFF: Glimmer mists & paint (time to get messy!)

THE TECHNIQUE: silhouettes (can be black, patterned paper, anything goes as long as it's a silhouette)


As for me.....tonight I will be crafting! Oh and will post a WOYWW








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Wandering Wednesday- Do you remember...

Do you remember that moment, maybe a month ago..... maybe 5 years ago. When you decided it was time, time for you to begin a blog. You didn't know if anyone would read it minus some people you recruited from your personal friends and maybe facebook friends. But you were going to do it! You were going to start it. Little did you know that was going to be the easiest step.

Now you have to pick out which site to have your blog on, so many options and really without knowing people who had used them, you were kinda of in the dark with choosing which one would best fit you. now you have your blog......

What's it going to be about? For most of us crafting and maybe some personal rants.

What's it going to look like?

How often will you actually get something posted on it?

Will people like it?

How will they find me, how will I get my name out there?

All of these and more including the dreaded question go through your head.......

Will anyone actually read it?!?!?!?!

Anyone who has a blog has been there. Even the company blogs lots of us follow, they didn't know whether it would be a huge waste of time or a really great chance to work more with their customers. None the less it can be scary, it can at times be overwhelming. But it can also be soo much fricking FUN!

So today I want to introduce you to someone I stumbled upon yesterday! She just had her blog up! There's two posts of her craft area! I of course was soo tickled pink that I got to be the first to leave a comment!! Hee hee


I'd like to ask that each and everyone one of you head over there and show her some "donkey love" for a lack of better words... hahah who am I kidding those words are frickin wonderful! Let her know I sent you over! Now she doesn't have any creations up yet, and hasn't done much on the design of her blog but don't let that stop you. She has two posts up and one of them is her room and I promise you it alone is a worthy reason to pop over there and take a peak! I mean after all who doesn't want to take a little peak into someones home.. hee hee

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday Chit Chat

I want to talk to you all about something today................................ it's kind of an important discussion I feel as partners in this big virtual world we should discuss. We should be open and honest about it, hold nothing back....

Do you now have an image in your head of being in 9th grade health class and me holding a banana in my hands, getting ready to have a convo you'd later wish you never had to experience?????? hee hee

Have no fear it's nothing of the sort.

I need your options. I've posted a discussion before concerning which people like more picture or video tutorials and so forth and got some amazing feedback. So, I thought I'd bring another topic up for discussion that I'm interested in hearing opinions on.

Pictures. We all loves pictures. Whether their showing a fun projects, simple card or a full blown tutorial. We love them. My question to you is rather simple. Do you like posts that have alot of details and how to pictures? Or does it slow down your computer or what not. I have quite fast Internet and it never occurs to me not to put alot of pictures that are relatively important to show detail or the process of things. I know I post alot and large pictures, but does it really matter to you? Would it matter if there were less or if they were smaller? Does it make the page load any faster, (if you've noticed form my blog in comparison to others.)

Basically, what I'm asking is does it matter to you? I always try to post big pictures and as many pertain to showing what I feel people would like to see. But is that what you prefer? Also, if it nice or does it even matter to state in the title when something is a heavy photo post? Let's hear some opinions people. BEcause as always I'm a curious one and always want my blog to be most importantly user friendly to those who look at it on a computer, i-pad, nook, phone or whatever else you fancy people look at it on. hee hee (says the girl who has yet to get a cell phone.. hate those damn things and what they do to people.) Well that's a whole other post about me ranting about rude people and their phones and poor driving while using them... oppps there I go.. like I said staying off that topic.

I just use a lap top and or desk top, so I'm interested to hear what you all have to say concerning the above mentioned things, so spill it. Like it how it is and it works for you, or would prefer smaller or less photos? Share away!

Ohhhhh, and while on the topic of making blogs user friendly and fun for all, I'd love to hear everyone's biggest pet peeves when it comes to a blog. (yes even if I do it on mine), what really gets under your skin or drives you bonkers!